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Saturday, November 30, 2019

Django Unchained (2012): Quentin Tarantino, Christoph Waltz, Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio

Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained (2012) captured the minds of both audiences and critics with it's sweeping Western tale of revenge. Set in the antebellum South, the story focuses on a freed slave who teams up with a cold bounty hunter to rescue his enslaved wife from a cruel plantation owner. The film took home some Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz). Bloody and violent, the film does not push the limits of gore as far as Tarantino's previous work, and is admirable in it's restraint. Django Unchained is a visual marvel, and benefits from repeat viewings. The cast is fantastic, including Christoph Waltz, Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Kerry Washington, Michael Parks, Jonah Hill and Don Johnson.

Django Unchained. 2012

Django Unchained. 2012: Leonardo DiCaprio

Django Unchained. 2012

Django Unchained. 2012: Leonardo DiCaprio

"Django Unchained"- movie trailer

Saturday, June 29, 2019

The Aviator (2004): Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Howard Hughes

Directed by Martin Scorsese, The Aviator (2004) gives a sweeping look at the life of filmmaker and aviator, Howard Hughes, from his playboy days in the 1920's to his unraveling with obsessive-compulsive disorder in the 1940's. Full of bravado and true to the look of the period, Scorsese shot the film in a style that emulated the color schemes of early cinema. The art direction team did an amazing job recreating the era, and won the Academy Award for their work. The cast is great, including Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes, Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn, Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner, Jude Law as Errol Flynn, Gwen Stefani as Jean Harlow, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda, Willem Dafoe and Ian Holm. Father and son musicians, Loudon Wainwright III and Rufus Wainwright, appear separately as lounge singers.

The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Leonardo DiCaprio

The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese

The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Leonardo DiCaprio

The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Leonardo DiCaprio and Gwen Stefani

The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Cate Blanchett

The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Leonardo DiCaprio

The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Kate Beckinsale

The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Leonardo DiCaprio

Friday, March 29, 2019

The Man in the Iron Mask (1998): Leonardo DiCaprio

Written and directed by Randall Wallace, loosely based on the works of Alexandre Dumas, The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) is both a stylish and entertaining historical adventure. The story concerns a musketeer who vows vengeance on King Louis XIV after his son is killed, plotting to replace him with an iron masked prisoner from the Bastille that is rumored to be the King's twin brother. Leonardo DiCaprio is great in dual roles as the twins. The supporting cast is good as well, including John Malkovich, Jeremy Irons, Gerard Depardieu and Gabriel Byrne.

The Man in the Iron Mask. 1998: Leonardo DiCaprio

The Man in the Iron Mask. 1998

The Man in the Iron Mask. 1998: Leonardo DiCaprio

The Man in the Iron Mask. 1998

The Man in the Iron Mask. 1998: Leonardo DiCaprio

The Man in the Iron Mask. 1998

The Man in the Iron Mask. 1998: Leonardo DiCaprio

The Man in the Iron Mask. 1998

The Man in the Iron Mask. 1998: Leonardo DiCaprio

The Man in the Iron Mask. 1998

The Man in the Iron Mask. 1998: Leonardo DiCaprio

Saturday, September 1, 2018

Celebrity (1998): Woody Allen, Charlize Theron, Winona Ryder, Leonardo DiCaprio

Written and directed by Woody Allen, Celebrity (1998) is a black and white treatise on Fame. The plot surrounds a couple who go on different paths of success after a divorce. The cinematography is excellent and the comedic/dramatic performances are great featuring lots of famous faces, including Kenneth Branagh, Charlize Theron, Winona Ryder, Leonardo DiCaprio, Hank Azaria, Judy Davis, Melanie Griffith, Famke Janssen, Bebe Neuwirth and Joe Mantegna.